RFSA - Provision of Hydrographic/Bathymetric production services.
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DFO’s Canadian Hydrographic Service is seeking pre-qualified suppliers for on-demand hydrographic and bathymetric services through a Supply Arrangement. The opportunity appears relevant to businesses with expertise in one or more of these areas: (1) hydrographic/bathymetric training, (2) navigational charting support and production, (3) bathymetric data assessment and processing, or (4) hydrographic/bathymetric consulting. The proposed Supply Arrangement would run for five years, ending December 31, 2029. The notice is listed as open until June 30, 2029, at 1:00 p.m. Ottawa time, and new suppliers may be able to submit during refresh periods, including up to six months before expiry. Services would be requested as needed by identified federal users across Canada. Security screening requirements apply. The arrangement generally excludes locations covered by certain Comprehensive Land Claims Agreements in Yukon, the Northwest Territories, Nunavut, Quebec, and Labrador; those requirements would be handled separately. This notice cancels and replaces solicitation 30004518 dated August 29, 2024, and submissions under that earlier version are no longer accepted. Businesses should review the full RFSA documents, including the qualification criteria, applicable service-stream requirements, security provisions, and submission instructions. Verify the current notice and all deadlines on Canada Buys before preparing or submitting a response; this summary does not confirm that any particular business qualifies.
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- The opportunity is a Request for Supply Arrangements (RFSA) intended to establish Supply Arrangements with pre-qualified suppliers; suppliers would need to satisfy the RFSA qualification requirements before receiving work under the arrangement.
- Services are organized into four streams: (1) Hydrographic/Bathymetric Training Services; (2) Hydrographic Navigational Charting Support and Production Services; (3) Bathymetric Data Assessment and Processing Services; and (4) Hydrographic/Bathymetric Consulting Services.
- The services are required on an as-required basis during the period(s) of the Supply Arrangement.
- The requirement supports hydrographic/bathymetric data collection, processing, and production for digital charting products and nautical charts, using current international charting standards.
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NOTICE OF PROPOSED PROCUREMENT (NPP) This bid solicitation cancels and supersedes previous bid solicitation number 30004518 dated August 29, 2024 with a closing of October 16, 2025 at 14:00 Atlantic Time. Submissions for 30004518 will no longer be accepted. This solicitation will remain on Canada Buys until June 30, 2029. The Canadian Hydrographic Service (CHS) of Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO) has a requirement to establish a number of Supply Arrangement (SA) with pre-qualified suppliers to meet the general requirements specifiedin each of the following service streams: a. STREAM 1: Hydrographic/Bathymetric Training Services; b. STREAM 2: Hydrographic Navigational Charting Support and Production services; c. STREAM 3: Bathymetric Data Assessment and Processing services; and d. STREAM 4: Hydrographic/Bathymetric Consulting services. These services will be required on an as required basis throughout the period(s) of the Supply Arrangement. The Canadian Hydrographic Service (CHS) is mandated to chart Canadian waters to ensure safe navigation and to protect Canadian sovereignty. In that endeavour CHS must collect hydrographic/bathymetric data in support of new digital charting products as well as maintain existing portfolios of nautical charts in a variety of formats. This must be done using current international charting standards of data collection, processing and production. The proposed period of the Supply Arrangement is five (5) years from the date of issuance to December 31, 2029. There are security requirements associated with this requirement. For additional information, consult Part 1 - General Information, and Part 6A - Supply Arrangement. For more information on personnel and organization security screening or security clauses, Suppliers should refer to the Contract Security Program of Public Works and Government Services Canada (http://www.tpsgc-pwgsc.gc.ca/esc-src/introduction-eng.html) website. The Request for Supply Arrangements (RFSA) is to establish supply arrangements for the delivery of the requirement detailed in the RFSA to the Identified Users across Canada, excluding locations within Yukon, Northwest Territories, Nunavut, Quebec, and Labrador that are subject to Comprehensive Land Claims Agreements (CLCAs). Any requirement for deliveries to locations within CLCAs areas within Yukon, Northwest Territories, Nunavut, Quebec, or Labrador will have to be treated as a separate procurement, outside of the resulting supply arrangements. To allow new suppliers to qualify, the Request for Supply Arrangement will be posted on the Government Electronic Tendering Service (GETS) up to six (6) months prior to its expiry date.
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